Patents by Inventor Joseph G. Fragale
Joseph G. Fragale has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9979993Abstract: One or more network devices provide, to a user device, a content list of content items available for presentation. The one or more network devices receive, from the user device, a personalized channel plan that includes a schedule of selected content items, from the content list, for presentation on a viewing device that is different than the user device. The one or more network devices select, based on the selected content items, advertising for inclusion with the selected content items and assign links for the viewing device to obtain the selected content items. The one or more network devices send the links to the user device, which may in turn be provided to the viewing device.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Michael P. Ruffini, John K. Trimper, Sankar Subramanian, Joseph G. Fragale, Dwight W. Fronsdahl, Paul D. Heitlinger, Rahul Kher, Eric N. Klings, Dongchen Wang
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Patent number: 9948984Abstract: Network devices provide, to a content source device, an uplink user interface to describe and upload video content. The network devices receive, via the uplink user interface, descriptive information for the video content and generate, based on the descriptive information received via the uplink user interface, a unique content identifier for the video content. The network devices incorporate, based on the descriptive information, a listing of the video content into a catalog of content available to users of a content distribution network. The network devices receive, from the content source device, the video content and receive, from a user device, a request to view the video content that includes the unique content identifier. The network devices provide, to the user device, a link to enable the user device to access the video content via the content distribution network.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: John K. Trimper, Michael P. Ruffini, Sankar Subramanian, Joseph G. Fragale, Dwight W. Fronsdahl, Paul D. Heitlinger, Rahul Kher, Eric N. Klings, Dongchen Wang
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Patent number: 9832501Abstract: A system may receive a first list of users of a provider network. For each of the first list of users, the system may obtain data pertaining to the user's categories of interest from a social media system; infer video programs based on the data; infer a list of one or more video channels based on the video programs; score the one or more video channels; rank the list of one or more video channels based on the scores; and recommend the ranked list of one or more video channels.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2013Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Michael P. Ruffini, Lily F. Chen, Joseph G. Fragale, Dwight W. Fronsdahl, Sankar Subramanian, Dale E. Veeneman, Dongchen Wang
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Patent number: 9467743Abstract: A user device receives, from a network device, a content index of content items available for presentation via a content distribution network. The user device presents a user interface to configure a personalized channel plan and receives, via the user interface, user input to configure the personalized channel plan. The personalized channel plan includes a schedule of selected content items, from the content index, for presentation on a remote viewing device. The user device sends, to a remote viewing device, presentation instructions for the personalized channel plan, wherein the instructions cause the viewing device to present the selected content items to the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Michael P. Ruffini, John K. Trimper, Sankar Subramanian, Joseph G. Fragale, Dwight W. Fronsdahl, Paul D. Heitlinger, Rahul Kher, Eric N. Klings, Dongchen Wang
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Patent number: 9438942Abstract: A routing device is coupled to a storage device to function as a digital video recorder (DVR) to store digital content. The routing device may include a client function to receive and store the digital content, and a server function to provide the stored digital content to a user device. Digital content directed to the client function may be recorded by the storage device, while other digital content may be passed by server function to the user device. The digital content may be received by the routing device in an encoded and/or encrypted format, and the digital content may be recorded by the storage device in the encoded and/or encrypted format.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Joseph G. Fragale, Sankar Subramanian, Daniel J. O'Callaghan, Michael P. Ruffini
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Publication number: 20160080793Abstract: One or more network devices provide, to a user device, a content list of content items available for presentation. The one or more network devices receive, from the user device, a personalized channel plan that includes a schedule of selected content items, from the content list, for presentation on a viewing device that is different than the user device. The one or more network devices select, based on the selected content items, advertising for inclusion with the selected content items and assign links for the viewing device to obtain the selected content items. The one or more network devices send the links to the user device, which may in turn be provided to the viewing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Michael P. Ruffini, John K. Trimper, Sankar Subramanian, Joseph G. Fragale, Dwight W. Fronsdahl, Paul D. Heitlinger, Rahul Kher, Eric N. Klings, Dongchen Wang
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Publication number: 20160080807Abstract: Network devices provide, to a content source device, an uplink user interface to describe and upload video content. The network devices receive, via the uplink user interface, descriptive information for the video content and generate, based on the descriptive information received via the uplink user interface, a unique content identifier for the video content. The network devices incorporate, based on the descriptive information, a listing of the video content into a catalog of content available to users of a content distribution network. The network devices receive, from the content source device, the video content and receive, from a user device, a request to view the video content that includes the unique content identifier. The network devices provide, to the user device, a link to enable the user device to access the video content via the content distribution network.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: John K. Trimper, Michael P. Ruffini, Sankar Subramanian, Joseph G. Fragale, Dwight W. Fronsdahl, Paul D. Heitlinger, Rahul Kher, Eric N. Klings, Dongchen Wang
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Publication number: 20160080815Abstract: A user device receives, from a network device, a content index of content items available for presentation via a content distribution network. The user device presents a user interface to configure a personalized channel plan and receives, via the user interface, user input to configure the personalized channel plan. The personalized channel plan includes a schedule of selected content items, from the content index, for presentation on a remote viewing device. The user device sends, to a remote viewing device, presentation instructions for the personalized channel plan, wherein the instructions cause the viewing device to present the selected content items to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Michael P. Ruffini, John K. Trimper, Sankar Subramanian, Joseph G. Fragale, Dwight W. Fronsdahl, Paul D. Heitlinger, Rahul Kher, Eric N. Klings, Dongchen Wang
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Patent number: 9210646Abstract: A local router for a home network pairs with a mobile device via a local network connection. The local router is also connected to a wide area network. The local router receives, from the mobile device and over the local network connection, configuration settings for a backup path for the wide area network. The backup path includes the local network connection and a mobile broadband connection using the mobile device. The local router detects an interruption with the local router's connection to the managed wide area network and forwards, based on the detecting, critical traffic from the home network via the backup path.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Michael P. Ruffini, Lily F. Chen, Joseph G. Fragale, Dwight W. Fronsdahl, Sankar Subramanian, Dale E. Veeneman, Dongchen Wang
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Publication number: 20150256862Abstract: A routing device is coupled to a storage device to function as a digital video recorder (DVR) to store digital content. The routing device may include a client function to receive and store the digital content, and a server function to provide the stored digital content to a user device. Digital content directed to the client function may be recorded by the storage device, while other digital content may be passed by server function to the user device. The digital content may be received by the routing device in an encoded and/or encrypted format, and the digital content may be recorded by the storage device in the encoded and/or encrypted format.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2014Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Joseph G. Fragale, Sankar Subramanian, Daniel J. O'Callaghan, Michael P. Ruffini
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Publication number: 20150089517Abstract: A system may receive a first list of users of a provider network. For each of the first list of users, the system may obtain data pertaining to the user's categories of interest from a social media system; infer video programs based on the data; infer a list of one or more video channels based on the video programs; score the one or more video channels; rank the list of one or more video channels based on the scores; and recommend the ranked list of one or more video channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Michael P. Ruffini, Lily F. Chen, Joseph G. Fragale, Dwight W. Fronsdahl, Sankar Subramanian, Dale E. Veeneman, Dongchen Wang
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Publication number: 20150016241Abstract: A local router for a home network pairs with a mobile device via a local network connection. The local router is also connected to a wide area network. The local router receives, from the mobile device and over the local network connection, configuration settings for a backup path for the wide area network. The backup path includes the local network connection and a mobile broadband connection using the mobile device. The local router detects an interruption with the local router's connection to the managed wide area network and forwards, based on the detecting, critical traffic from the home network via the backup path.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Michael P. Ruffini, Lily F. Chen, Joseph G. Fragale, Dwight W. Fronsdahl, Sankar Subramanian, Dale E. Veeneman, Dongchen Wang